haplomitosis

noun

hap·​lo·​mitosis

ˌha(ˌ)plō+

: a primitive mitosis occurring in certain flagellates in which chromosomes are imperfectly differentiated and the endosome functions as a division center compare mesomitosis, promitosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hapl- + mitosis

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